I review Lego for a living, and I think these are the best new Lego sets in May 2026

This cheerful kit wobbles on a rocking base, so is a good fiddle-toy on a desk as well as a display piece.

We've had Lego book nooks, so I suppose it's only natural that there are now Lego book ends.

Thanks to the moving eyebrows, you can make this scale Lotso look adorable or intimidating.

Besides the Alien being removable, the rocket wobbles up and down if you use the crank.

This playset gives Woody and Jessie their own ranch to look after.

Want to commemorate the 2026 World Cup? This simple but stylish kit lets you do so.

The US team's soccer jersey for FIFA 2026 has been immortalized with this kit.

I'm gonna be honest, I'm not sure how to feel about this Messi kit. Is he... flipping the bird? I don't think so, but that's how it looks.

If Ronaldo's your favorite player, this near-action figure kit puts him in pride of place on your shelf.

Prefer Messi? This display kit recreates the star player in larger Lego figure form.

If you'd prefer to stick with minifigures but want to celebrate certain players, this highlights kit will be for you.

This abstract kit should be a real winner for Mbappé fans.

You can't beat Ronaldo, and this kit celebrates the player in minifigure diorama form.

Messi is getting a lot of love from Lego in May 2026, but this is the only minifig version of the player.

Here's a new one from Lego; F1 helmets. I mean, the Star Wars helmet range proved it worked, so why not take that principle into the real world?

If Lewis Hamilton is your preferred racer, you celebrate him with this helmet and minifig combo kit.

The iconic Jurassic Park Jeep that Nedry drives in the middle of a storm has been recreated in a larger scale here, though sadly you don't get the acid-spitting dino as well.

Bionicle is back! Well, sort of. The range is represented here with a Bionicle minifigure.

Lego's only Star Wars kit this month is the N1, but it makes up for that with oodles of detail thanks to being a UCS kit.